Table 4 Correlations of journal IFs and citations with reporting quality

R1.1a

Yes

Partly Yes/No

171

5

3.58(2.39,5.55)

3.19(1.56,4.94)

0.49

182

5

12(6,26)

12(4.5,15)

0.458

R1.1b

Yes

Partly Yes/No

125

51

3.71(2.46,5.52)

3.39(2.28,6.24)

0.841

134

53

12 (7,25.25)

12(4,25.5)

0.493

R1.2a

Yes

Partly Yes/No

110

66

3.85(2.45,5.56)

3.3(2.35,5.54)

0.446

117

70

12(5.5,24.5)

12.5(7,26)

0.602

R1.2b

Yes

Partly Yes/No

88

88

3.42(2.3,5.17)

3.79(2.46,6.11)

0.376

97

90

10(4.5,24.5)

15(7.75,26.25)

0.113

R1.3

Yes

Partly Yes/No

33

32

4.4(2.65,5.36)

4.65(3.3,8.62)

0.322

33

33

10(4.5,30.5)

17(7,39.5)

0.16

R6.1

Yes

Partly Yes/No

70

106

4.11(2.65,5.99)

3.24(2.26,5.22)

0.04 ^a

75

112

16(7,32)

10.5(5,19.75)

0.035 ^a

R6.2

Yes

Partly Yes/No

20

50

4.01(3.14,6.13)

4.15(2.38,5.99)

0.326

21

55

23(9,60.5)

15.5(6.75,27.25)

0.088

R6.3

Yes

Partly Yes/No

12

53

4.53(3.3,5.66)

4.4(2.9,6.73)

0.906

12

54

16.5(4.25,36.5)

13.5(5.75,35)

0.874

R7.1a

Yes

Partly Yes/No

25

151

4.07(2.78,6.8)

3.4(2.32,5.48)

0.116

28

159

17(9.5,43.75)

11(6,23)

0.02 ^a

R7.1b

Yes

Partly Yes/No

40

136

4.15(3.23,6.45)

3.24(2.23,5.49)

0.014 ^a

43

144

15(7,41)

11.5(5.25,23)

0.129

R7.1c

Yes

Partly Yes/No

20

156

4.58(2.82,12.43)

3.42(2.35,5.42)

0.036

23

164

19(12,66)

10.5(5,23)

0.001

R12.1

Yes

Partly Yes/No

145

31

3.94(2.55,5.71)

2.6(1.71,4.4)

0.004 ^a

153

34

12(6,27.5)

12.5(5.5,18.75)

0.534

R12.2

Yes

Partly Yes/No

61

115

4.07(2.62,6.21)

3.28(2.32,5.1)

0.072

65

122

14(7,29.5)

11(5,23)

0.276

R12.3

Yes

Partly Yes/No

28

37

5.16(3.61,8.46)

4.01(2.64,6.07)

0.086

28

38

15(4.25,51.5)

13(5,30)

0.559

R13.1

Yes

Partly Yes/No

101

75

3.95(2.62,5.71)

3.19(2.14,5.49)

0.119

107

80

11(5,23)

15(6.25,26)

0.628

R19.1a

Yes

Partly Yes/No

145

31

3.75(2.46,5.59)

3.15(1.95,5.49)

0.133

155

32

13(7,27)

8.5(3.25,15,75)

0.01 ^a

R19.1b

Yes

Partly Yes/No

54

122

4.02(2.59,6.51)

3.47(2.34,5.22)

0.135

58

129

15(8,30)

10(5,23)

0.099

R19.1c

Yes

Partly Yes/No

19

51

4.07(3.06,5.57)

4.15(2.45,6.29)

0.751

19

56

27(9,41)

15.5(6,27.75)

0.09

R19.1d

Yes

Partly Yes/No

112

64

3.68(2.42,5.6)

3.39(2.33,5.42)

0.476

118

69

15(8,29.25)

9(3.5,18)

0.001

R19.1e

Yes

Partly Yes/No

30

146

2.53(1.7,3.77)

3.98(2.55,5.66)

0.001

34

153

10.5(7.75,20.75)

12(5,25.5)

0.855

R22.1a

Yes

Partly Yes/No

44

132

3.91(2.38,6.45)

3.47(2.41,5.42)

0.582

44

143

14.5(7,31.25)

11(6,25)

0.469

R22.1b

Yes

Partly Yes/No

36

140

4.64(2.78,6.49)

3.26(2.33,5.19)

0.022 ^a

38

149

8(2,18)

14(7,26)

0.015 ^a

R22.1c

Yes

Partly Yes/No

83

93

4.4(3.03,6.21)

2.65(1.85,4.43)

<0.001

87

100

12(6.25,25.75)

12(6,25)

0.681

Total

≥ 50%

< 50%

65

111

4.2(2.97,6.02)

3.17(2.14,5.18)

0.002

72

115

16.5(8.25,36.5)

10(5,19)

0.004 ^a